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COMEDK · Physics · 26. Wave Optics

H-polaroid is prepared by

  1. A stretching polyvinyl alcohol and then heated with dehydrating agent
  2. B stretching polyvinyl alcohol and then impregnating with iodine
  3. C orienting herapathite crystal in the same direction in nitrocellulose
  4. D by using thin tourmaline crystals
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(B) stretching polyvinyl alcohol and then impregnating with iodine

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H-polaroid is one of the most common type of polaroid used today. It is prepared by stretehing a thin sheet of polyvinyl alcohol and then impregnating it with iodine. In this process, the molecules get oriented in the direction of the applied strain and the material becomes…